Sec. 547.323. STOPLAMPS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two stoplamps.
(b) A passenger car manufactured or assembled before the model year 1960 shall be equipped with at least one stoplamp.
(c) A stoplamp shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle.
(d) A stoplamp shall emit a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, that is:
(1) visible in normal sunlight at a distance of at least 300 feet from the rear of the vehicle; and
(2) displayed when the vehicle service brake is applied.
(e) If vehicles are traveling in combination, only the stoplamps on the rearmost vehicle are required to emit a light for the distance specified in Subsection (d).
(f) A stoplamp may be included as a part of another rear lamp.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle C - Rules of the Road
Chapter 547 - Vehicle Equipment
Subchapter E. General Lighting Requirements for Vehicles
Section 547.321. Headlamps Required
Section 547.3215. Use of Federal Standard
Section 547.322. Taillamps Required
Section 547.323. Stoplamps Required
Section 547.324. Turn Signal Lamps Required
Section 547.325. Reflectors Required
Section 547.326. Minimum Lighting Equipment Required
Section 547.327. Spotlamps Permitted
Section 547.328. Fog Lamps Permitted
Section 547.329. Auxiliary Passing Lamps Permitted
Section 547.330. Auxiliary Driving Lamps Permitted
Section 547.331. Hazard Lamps Permitted
Section 547.332. Other Lamps Permitted
Section 547.333. Multiple-Beam Lighting Equipment Required
Section 547.334. Single-Beam Lighting Equipment Permitted
Section 547.335. Alternative Road Lighting Equipment Permitted